(24)
A.made
B.increased
C.rose
D.went up

(27)
A.wanted
B.made
C.missed
D.started

(29)
A.an
B.the
C.some
D.that

(1)
A.carrying
B.producing
C.making
D.doing

(7)
A.amount
B.deal
C.figure
D.number

It's no use reading that book.
A.You mustn't read that book.
B.That book is not worth reading.
C.That book has not been used.
D.I didn't use to read that book.

(5)
A.considerable
B.generous
C.magnificent
D.considerate

(4)
A.what
B.whether
C.which
D.who

(3)
A.and
B.or
C.so
D.but

Task 2. Read the following passages and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 6 to 10.
Many animals in the wild are suspicious and fearful of human beings. Many animals would take escape instantly (6) _______ a human approaches. Man, however, soon discovered that some animals can be tamed or domesticated. Unlike animals in the wild, these animals would (7) ___ _man to come close to them. They would even allow their owners to stroke or pet them. In the early times man would domesticate animals by setting traps to catch their young. A young animal is (8)___ easily domesticated than an adult one. From young, the animal learns to trust and obey its owner. Many different kinds of animals have been domesticated. Some common examples are animals like horses, elephants, chickens and pigs. The dog, which is also (9)_______ as "man's best friend", is one of the first animals to have been domesticated. In England, long ago, the pig was a wild animal. It was a ferocious and aggressive (10)_______which was not easily captured. Yet nowadays, the domesticated pig is no longer the lean and tough than creature it used to be.
(7)
A.allow
B.make
C.tolerate
D.let